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Chapter 32 Machine Knight Maz's Filming Plan

Welcome back.

Inside an underground passage, a group of people dressed in red training uniforms greeted Shinohara Makoto, who was heading deeper into the base.

Makoto Shinohara simply smiled and waved to everyone, without lingering, and led Michiko to a conference hall.

As the doors closed, the two took their seats, and the lights in the conference room suddenly dimmed.

Several beams of light shone on the empty seats, converging into several figures whose faces were obscured.

The person sitting at the head of the table looked around to make sure everyone was present before raising a hand to signal the start of the meeting.

Immediately afterwards, a figure standing beside him stood up and looked at Shinohara Makoto and the other person sitting opposite him.

"Ms. Furukawa, we have reviewed the video you filmed. Our preliminary assessment is that this Machine Knight who calls himself Skadi has Tier 2 upgrade code, and his performance far surpasses that of the current [Maz]."

As he spoke, he turned to the man in the main seat and continued, "So I would like to request that the mobile unit investigating outside the city return to the city and arrest him."

"Rejected. The mobile squad is testing the power of a new weapon. The losses caused by suspending the test far exceed those of a second-tier machine spirit knight. If the other party deletes the upgrade code while under arrest, it will be even more of a loss."

The proposal was rejected, so the man had no choice but to sit down again.

"I propose applying for Zeen Information to analyze the other party's brain-computer interface and directly pinpoint their true identity," another figure suggested.

"Rejected. Zeen Information is currently engaged in crisis management due to public opinion issues and will not risk breaking the law by analyzing citizens' brain-computer interfaces."

Seeing the crowd engaged in discussion, Shinohara Makoto frowned slightly.

That so-called Machine Soul Knight Agreement hasn't passed legal review yet; it's nothing more than a private collaboration between a few big companies in the capital.

How can something like this arbitrarily seize someone else's Knight System?

Ultimately, although he was inexplicably beaten up by Skadi, Shinohara Makoto still had a good impression of her, and Skadi's intervention this time was to deal with factors that were threatening society.

And to be fair, the other person's speaking style was also quite cool.

Makoto Shinohara has secretly made a note of it in his brain and decided to imitate it during his next performance.

But then again, who exactly is Skadi's grandmother, that she would say something like that?

That's so cool! Why didn't my grandma leave me any quotes like that?

Seeing everyone still discussing various methods to seize Skadi's transformation device, Shinohara Makoto, finally snapping out of his daze, couldn't help but speak up: "Then why can't we just have her sign a contract in person and recruit her?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Shinohara Makoto in surprise.

After a moment, the first person to stand up spoke: "You're oversimplifying things."

"Wild superhero-type machine knights are inherently difficult to control, so how could they possibly accept the company's control over their belts?"

"And putting that aside, if they really join us, how should we allocate resources?"

"We're not an IT company, so we can't possibly supply resources to both of you simultaneously like Zeen Information next door. One of you will inevitably be sidelined. So, do you still want him to join us?"

"..." Shinohara Makoto fell silent.

This was indeed unacceptable to him. He had once been a boy who admired the Machine Soul Knight, but after witnessing the hypocrisy of the company's operations, his aspirations for the Machine Soul Knight were tainted.

The reason he can tolerate deceiving the audience is simply because he has his own reasons for having to make money.

It's fine to speak up for Skadi occasionally, but we can't compromise on resources.

"That's fine." Michiko suddenly spoke up: "Skadi doesn't actually have to be set up as the main character of a single series. Given our current hostility towards her, she can appear as the rival of Machine Knight Maz. This way, she won't take up the resources of the later Machine Knight as a 'second rider,' and she can also generate revenue for the company."

The conference hall fell silent for a moment, and then the person at the head of the table slowly nodded.

"The suggestion is feasible, but there's no need to communicate with the other party. The amateur's acting is still too stiff. Let the planning department figure out how to make Skadi oppose us."

"This way, we can save on the cost of playing villains in the future, and the performances will feel more natural."

"Edit the video you shot and upload it directly to Maz's show as a character introduction."

"Yes."

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At the convenience store next door, Chu Wuji sat with his arms crossed on a chair behind the cashier, a bag of juice containing diluted blood with a simple tomato drawing on it dangling from his mouth. He was sipping his drink while focusing his consciousness on the brain-computer interface.

After watching the video of his battle with the gorilla, Lin Zhou completely let go, allowing Chu Wuji to operate everything related to Skadi himself.

Chu Wuji immediately registered an account named "Machine Knight Skadi" on various apps and began uploading his edited battle videos as Skadi's debut work.

The Lin couple, who had no prior experience in operations, had never done anything like this before, so this video, filmed by Skadi herself, can indeed be considered her debut work.

"It's been registered? Who's so bored?" Chu Wuji took the box hanging from his mouth and sat up.

"What's been registered?" Gu Zixin put down the juicer and turned her head, somewhat curious.

It's worth mentioning that Gu Zixin improved the recipe for the fruit juice smoothies, and now sales have more than doubled.

Gu Zixin, who received a bonus increase, now enjoys her milkshake like this every day.

"A screen name."

"Hey, isn't this normal? You can just add a number after it."

Add numbers?

This will be the official account in the future, wouldn't this seem very low-class?

Chu Wuji hesitated for a moment, but still clicked on the person's homepage.

It's clear that the other person is a die-hard Skadi fan, as they uploaded quite a few Skadi fan art pieces, as well as several hand-drawn animations.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Wuji sent a message.

"Hello, are you selling this account?"

The other end quickly replied with a "?".

"Not for sale."

"Five thousand."

The other side then displayed a message indicating that it was typing.

"no."

Looks like a true fan.

Chu Wuji was delighted; dealing with such die-hard fans was now even easier.

He immediately went to the back alley, transformed, took a selfie, and sent it over.

"I am Skadi herself, and I want to create an official account."

"!!??"

"There were no photos like this before. Are you really me?!"

"Sell! I'll sell! You're finally going to launch an official account! Hahaha, I'm in for a treat! Do you know I've been a Skadi fan for ten years...?"

After seeing that the other party had given in, Chu Wuji stopped listening to their rambling and transferred the money. Once he got the password, he logged into the account and started uploading the video on the spot.

But almost at the same time, a message popped up.

Chu Tong: Brother! I've met Skadi in person!

"...Tsk."

The case was solved, and he said that Skadi had been a fan for ten years.

Now it's all good, five thousand yuan has been transferred from one hand to the other.